Kodiak-area VPSO catches flight and fellow passengerA roving Kodiak-area village public safety officer caught both his flight to Kodiak Tuesday and a fellow passenger who drove next to the plane while visibly drunk, officials said. VPSO coordinator T.C. Kamai said Cpl. Roger Ouellette was boarding a flight operated by a local air carrier in Larsen Bay when he saw Guy Potter, 56, of Fresno, California, drive up to the plane and get out of the vehicle while showing s...

School board hears about health, social studies curriculumsThe Kodiak Island Borough School District School Board heard from educators about the social studies curriculum, which is up for review, and expanded health offerings for middle school students next year. “We’re planning on one of two options right now,” said Kodiak Middle School principal Jethro Jones during the school board’s Monday work session. “We’ll either have health as a full quarter for sixth and seventh ...

The 'Rock Star' life is difficult to changeDanny Collins (Al Pacino) is a sixtyish singer who enjoys monumental fame and accolades. While his primary audience is made up of like age fans; Collins is a show-biz phenom known by all ages. His concerts are attended by thousands and his songs are generational standards. Danny Collins literally enjoys “Rock Star” status and has earned a great deal of money. He has also lived the rock star life – booze, babes and...

A freezing opener: Kodiak baseball falls to DimondNumbing hands. Shivering lips. Freezing feet. What were you expecting for April baseball in Kodiak? Short sleeves and sun glasses. Kodiak opened its season in temperatures barely hovering above freezing and a constant dousing of rain and wind. All of the elements resulted in an 8-6 loss to Dimond on the first day of the Rex Edward Matautia Invitational Tournament on Wednesday at Baranof Field. The umpires called t...

Public Safety Blotter: April 9March 28 At 3:12 a.m., a 911 caller reported an assault on Hemlock Street. A man was arrested for assault in the fourth degree. At 8:39 a.m., a 911 caller reported domestic violence on Selief Lane. It was a verbal argument only. At 10:56 a.m., police warned a driver on West Marine Way for driving with a revoked license. At 12:07 p.m., a caller reported loitering on West Marine Way. They left when police asked. At ...

Achievers: April 9Petty Officer Third Class Dale Arnould has been selected as the first-place winner of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2014 Alex Haley Award in the individual achievement category. The award is the service’s highest honor for public affairs. It is named for “Roots” author Alex Haley, the Coast Guard’s first public affairs specialist chief petty officer. Arnould currently serves aboard the Kodiak-based cutter coincidentally ...

Author, artist Ray Troll to offer drawing workshops at Kodiak Public LibraryAlaskan artist, author, scientist and musician Ray Troll will visit Kodiak Friday and Saturday, with events at the public library. “I’m totally psyched to finally be returning to Alaska’s BIG Island at long last,” Troll said in a release. “I spent a wonderful week there only once way back in the ’90s and have always wanted to get back. Giant bears, big fish, beautiful scenery, a fossil beach and really cool people...

Celebrating Rex Matautia's lifeCovering a portion of one of the walls in the Matautia home is a jumbo blanket with the image of their youngest child, Rex, pitching, possibly the last time he ever took the mound. A newspaper clipping is taped to the wall below the blanket and even further down on a shelf sit four framed photos, a football and a trophy. It has been nearly two years since Rex, 13, drowned at Lake Gertrude, a spring-fed body of wat...